I think you are right about more being in the South. There were a fair number of 4050, 4250, 4055, and 4255 tractors sold with ROPS or open station here in the Northeast. I just saw a 4250 with ROPS sell at a dealership auction Saturday. Far fewer 4450 and 4455 tractors without SGB. Some smaller farmers were slow to accept SGB plus the 1980's were a difficult time and farmers tried parring cost down where possible.

I came across this one by chance and it is very,very clean. It happens to fit my operation pretty good and was just unusual enough that I decided to buy it. I have seen a few 4040's and 4050 but never anything newer than that here in NW Indiana. I understand a lot of folks in the south still bought a lot of open station/ROPS tractors. This one happens to be a local 1 owner machine.

Here is a picture for you Tim of my '84 4050 Powershift. Has the 466 motor. I talked to the original owner that bought it new who farmed 80 acres. Other than the Mexican 4455's I thought this was the last series of the true open station tractors.

I have seen several of them that have been cut off before. I asked the guy who bought mine new if they had a hard time getting it for him and he said no, but he did order the tractor, it was not dealer inventory. He lived in Wisconsin so I am sure not many non cab models found their way there!

I can remember when the local dealership transferred ownership in the early 1980's they had a 4050 open station (no ROPS) on the lot. Back in those days when dealers still ordered for in-store inventory I think most ordered tractors with ROPS (if no SGB) for liability reasons and farmers accepted that. Like I said before any farmer who wanted an open station in the 1980's was old-fashioned (stubborn) or was trying to save a dollar.

(quoted from post at 14:53:49 01/07/13) I can remember when the local dealership transferred ownership in the early 1980's they had a 4050 open station (no ROPS) on the lot. Back in those days when dealers still ordered for in-store inventory I think most ordered tractors with ROPS (if no SGB) for liability reasons and farmers accepted that. Like I said before any farmer who wanted an open station in the 1980's was old-fashioned (stubborn) or was trying to save a dollar.

Or needed to get into low buildings. That 4050 looks pretty sweet BTW. I would like to have something like that instead of the 2950 we have. wishful thinking...

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